Gas valve



F. D. HOWE Feb. 16, 1954 GAS VALVE Filed M arch- 19, 1947 FIB. 9

A A I3 Patented Feb. 16,P 1954 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE GAS VALVE Frank D. Howe, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Application March 19, 1947, Serial No. 735,643

8 Claims. 1

This invention provides a valve for gas burners combining means for controlling the gas withfied method of adjusting and locking the parts.

Fig. 4 is a sectional assembly showing a simplied means for adjusting the primary air.

Fig. is a face view of the handwheel used in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a face view of the handwheel used in Figs. 1 and 3.

Fig. 7 is a face view of the keyed washer and pointer of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a side View of Fig. 7 showing the lock-` ing pin.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view, reversed, showing an adjustment for the gas orifice and means for disposal of any gas leaking past the threaded part of the adjuster. n

In Fig. 1, the valve housing comprises the valve barrel IA and the jacket IB. The valve barrel is supported and centered within the jacket by a neck IC which is drilled and tapped for gas supply. The valve housing is attached to the venturi, or mixing tube,in any convenient way, as by screws, so that the air passage between the valve barrel and jacket forms a continuation of the venturi air passage.

A plug valve 3 having an orice plug 4 and port 5 is fitted to a tapered seat in valve barrel IA and is held to its seat by spring 6 in the usual way. Pin I0 engages shoulders in spring retainer 1 to limit rotation of the valve plug.

Handwheel I2 is a disc having a flanged rim and a threaded part of valve stem II. Pointer I3 has a sliding t on the threads of the valve stem and has a key I4 engaging a keyway I5 in valve stem II. It also carries a pin I6 adapted to engage selectively a plurality of holes I'I in handwheel I2. A nut I8 locks the parts.

In Fig. 3, nut I8 is replaced by spring I9 in housing 20 which housing also has the functions of pointer I3 of Figs. 1 and '7. Washer 2| acts as an abutment for spring I9 and as a guide for housing 2o.

In Figs. 1, 3 and 4, 22 is an air gap for entering primary air, adjustable by longitudinal movement of the handwheel upon the valve stem.

In Fig. 4, handwheel IZA slides longitudinally on valve stem I IA and has a key 23 which engages keyway 24 to rotate the Valve; or the keyway may be in the handwheel and the key in the stem.

The thrust of spring 25 is met by screw 2l acting through cap 26.

In Fig. 9, the internally threaded valve 3A contains a threaded and needle pointed adjuster 30 by which the effective area of the gas orince may be adjusted. A chamber 3| is provided back of adjuster 30 and this chamber is connected by open passages 32 and 33 with the primary air passage surrounding the valve barrel. Any gasy passing the threaded part of adjuster tt is vented into the primary air stream eliminating the usual packing gland which would be difficult to provide in this construction. f

Operation In the form shown in Fig. Ll, the hand Wheel I2A can be pushed against the valve housing IB, closing the primary air inlet before rotating the hand wheel to close the valve. This prevents the usual inrush of primary air which dilutes the mixture in the burner and often causes objectionable noise of extinction. It is obvious that a catch may be provided (not shown) to hold the handwheel against the valve housing when the valve isvclosed toV insure that the primary air is shut on until vthe flame is burned out.

Primary air is adjusted by longitudinal movement of the handwheel upon the valve stem. The valve is operated by rotational movement of the handwheel in the usual way.

In Figs. l and 3, adjustment of primary air is made by disconnecting the keyed member from the handwheel which is then screwed backward or forward upon the valve stem to get the desired adjustment. Pin I6 is then entered into one of the holes I'I when the handwheel can be used to rotate the valve. The adjustment is locked by nut I8 in Fig. 1 or by spring i9 in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 4, the operation of adjusting the primary air inlet 22 is obviously accomplished by turning screw 2'! and the adjustment is locked at any point.

The orice adjustment shown in Fig. 9 is commonly used, the novel feature being the method of disposing of any gas leakage past the threads of adjuster 30. Ordinarily a packing device is used to eliminate leakage but such a device would be diicult to provide in this construction. By

providing a free channel for the gas into the stream of primary air the gas cannot escape into the room but is carried into the burner.

The device permits close adjustment of the primary air and, in the preferred forms of Figs. 1, 4 and 9, is fairly safe against unauthorized tampering. A decided advantage in domestic heating is the neat appearance as the only parts which need show outside the heater casing are the handwheel and adjusting parts. c

Other embodiments of Vmy invention than those shown may be used within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as new:

1. A valve barrel, a jacket spaced apart from said barrel, and limiting and defining' anai'r pas"- sage about said barrel a plug valve rotatable Within said barrel, said valve having a stem, an annular opening to said air passage between said handwheel rim and said jacket, adjustable by axial motion's l"ofiIs'aidfhandwheel upon said valve stern, and means for dock-ing said handwheel-to said valve `stem.

l2. A valveplug vhavinga stem, akeywayin said stem, a handwheel longitudinally movable upon said stem and having a key "engaging said -key- Way, Va spring engaging said handwheel and said valve stem, and forcing said handwheel longitudinally upon said stem, and a threaded member coacting with said valve stem, forcing said handwheel longitudinally upon said valvestem to compress said spring. I

3. A valve plug having-an externally threaded stem,a handwheel in threaded engagement therewith, a keyway in said valve stem, a separate locking ymember having a ykey engaging said keyway, means for detachably locking said member to said handwheel, and resilient 'means forcing said memberfagainst sa-idihandwheel and permitting disengagement of said member from said handwheel.

4. A gas valve barrel, 'a 'valve plug therein havinga stem, an air passage surrounding said valve barrel, a handwheel mounted on said stem yin sliding, keyed `relation therein, and adapted to open -and close said valve by Y'rotational movements and to open said vair passage by longitudinal motion away from said air lpassage and to close it by longitudinal motions towards it; said rotational and longitudinal rmotions being capable of independent execution, and means for locking said handwheel ina position closing said air passage when said valve is closed.

-5. A gas valve having a valve barrel, a jacket surrounding and spaced apart fromsaid barrel, to form an air passage, a valve plug, having a stem, in said barrel, a keyseat in `said stem, -a

)v Number I ing a threaded and keyseated stem, a handwheel in threaded engagement with said valve stem and forming with said jacket an inlet to said air passage, a locking 'member having a key adapted to slide in said keyway, and means for effecting driving connection between said locking member 4andsaid handwheel.

7. A valve barrel, a jacket surrounding said barrel-and spaced apart therefrom to form an 'air passage, `a valveplug in said barrel, a gas passage in said valve, Yan orice 'for said gas passage, a threaded hole axially disposed lthrough said valve plug yto -said gas passage, an orieadjuster in threaded engagement with said hole, a screw closing the outer end of saidl hole, a chamber in said hole between said screw and said orii'lce adjuster, and an open passage from said charnbei` to said air passage. c Y

8. A valve barrel, a Vvjacket surrounding said barrel and spaced apart therefrom to form an air passage, a venturi, or mixing tube, connected to said `jacket to form a continuation of Asaid air passage, av valve plugin said valve barrel, a stem for said valve plug, a handwheel mounted on said valve stem, and 'an inlet to said air passage between said handwhfeel and said jacket, sai'dhand- Wheel being 'movable longitudinally 'on said valve stem toward said jacket to reduce the inlet opening, and from vsaid 'jacket 'to enlarge the inlet opening, andmeans effecting drivingA connection between said handwheel `and said 'valve s'te'm to rotate said valve.

FRANK D. I-IOWE.

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